Although handtufted rugs are a handmade product, the procedure is much less time consuming than traditional hand-knotting techniques, which reflects in the final price of the rug.
A cotton scrim is stretched across a vertical frame, the design of the rug is printed or drawn onto this. The pile fibre is inserted into the back of scrim with a tufting gun. The rug is then laid out flat and stretched onto another frame.
Latex is applied to prevent the tufts from coming out and a second backing material is added. Most of the hand tufted rugs coming into Europe today are made in China or India. There is a huge selection of both contemporary and traditional designs to choose from.
Generally prices are a fraction of a good quality hand knotted rug but like hand knotted rugs you get what you pay for, Our Nourison 2000 and 3000 collections use high quality wool with the addition of top quality Chinese silk, each rug is then expertly hand carved. These rugs will be the same price as an average quality hand knotted rug.
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